Seymchan (meteorite)
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Seymchan is a pallasite meteorite found in the dry bed of the river Hekandue, a left tributary of river Yasachnaya in the Magadan district, Russia, near the settlement of Seymchan, in June 1967.
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Seymchan | |
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Type | Stony-iron |
Structural classification | Coarse octahedrite |
Class | Pallasite |
Group | Main Group Pallasite |
Composition | 9.15% Ni, 24.6 ppm Ga, 68.3 ppm Ge, 0.55 ppm Ir. |
Country | Russia |
Region | Magadan Oblast |
Coordinates | 62°54′N 152°26′E[1] |
Observed fall | No |
Found date | June 1967 |
TKW | about 380 kilogram |
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